Comments on: Hawk meetup above Washington Square – October 26th, 2019

By: Roger_Paw

Roger_Paw — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 01:10:32 +0000

In reply to Karen M.

Hi! The fledgling you saw might be a fall migrant (as some Hawks travel from the northern US to further down south) or a local fledgling. Crows can be relentless!

I always enjoy your anecdotes. 🙂

By: Karen M

Karen M — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 00:10:21 +0000

I am so happy to see today’s post. I have my own set of RTH’s here in GA. The other day about 3 black birds, crows by their sound, were tormenting the RTH, who I think was one of our recent fledglings.

Perhaps not, as it was still in the area of the nest, more or less. The crows were relentless. Kept dive bombing the hawk, who kept evading, then eventually, it flew off. The entire time it was ‘crying out’, which is why I thought it was a fledgling.

My poor old deaf and blind dog was trying to walk up to the garage, while I kept her leash in-line so that I could watch the sky happenings. Eventually, my poor dog was about to suicide if she threw herself forward one more time, so I reluctantly went in. Unleashed her, went right back out, all the birds were gone.

Thanks again for your watching of ‘our’ NYU RTHs!

By: Roger_Paw

Roger_Paw — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 03:34:06 +0000

In reply to Jeanne. Hi. Yes, there is some color change in a few trees but we're not yet in full peak. Juno and Sadie are visiting the park a little more frequently but nowhere near as often as Bobby and Sadie did.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 02:38:15 +0000

Thanks, Roger_Paw for the great pictures.
It seems as if this is such a different year for our Hawk family.
Missing Bobby and the time spent elsewhere by Juno and Sadie, sometimes returning to WSP.
As we do in our own lives, we accept the new and grieve the lost and familiar.
Is the park foliage dressing up for Autumn yet? That brings a cheer.